Kenner Police piled on new charges for a pair of New Orleans men already accused of looting storage units in at least four other parishes. Kenner detectives say Nicholas Luther, 28, and Sherod Champ, 39, raided multiple units at A Airport Mini Storage, 1000 Airline Drive, Kenner.

Champ and Nicholas are suspects in similar burglaries in Orleans, St. Tammany, Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes, said Sgt. Brian McGregor, spokesman for the Kenner Police. In July, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office booked Champ with 60 counts of simple burglary and additional charges for allegedly looting storage units on the north shore.

New Orleans Police officers helped break the case on July 8 when they pulled over Champ during a routine traffic stop. After discovering the vehicle was stolen, officers conducted a series of searches at New Orleans-area residences and storage units rented by the suspects. There, they recovered property stolen from victims in several parishes.

Among the pilfered goods was a set of tools bearing the name of a victim who had rented a unit at A Airport Mini Storage, McGregor said. The victim checked his unit, and sure enough, the lock had been cut and his tools were gone along with his sports card and money collections, arrest reports said. The owner of A Airport Mini Storage reported the locks had been cut on 52 of his units.

Luther, of 2620 S. Lopez St., New Orleans, was booked Friday with 12 counts of simple burglary, two counts of auto theft and three counts of being a fugitive from other jurisdictions. New Orleans Police, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office and Hammond Police have issued warrants for his arrest, authorities have said.

Champ, of 7007 Colapissa St., New Orleans, is still being held in St. Tammany. But McGregor said Kenner Police will book him with identical charges. The cases are still under investigation and more charges are possible.